Advances in Iranian Linguistics

Tat, an Iranian language spoken in the Caucasus, has been exposed to heavy contact with neighbouring genetically unrelated languages, resulting in widespread bilingualism and causing contact-induced innovations. At the same time, a long period of low contact among the dialects of Tat has contributed to them displaying an abundance of phonological, lexical, morphological, and syntactic differences, as well as preserving otherwise extinct lexical elements and grammatical constructions. This articl